Nicki Minaj’s looks has gone just about everywhere over the years.
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From the clothes, to the makeup, to the hair, there’s no telling what direction Minaj will go in next. This year has been about dialing it back in the face, and putting more out there in the body department.
She’s evolving.
View some of ever-changing looks in our visual timeline below.
Premonitions
In a 2008 interview Minaj predicted that she would be a “multi-millionaire/mogul with an all girl empire” and the “new and improved queen of rap.”
5-Star Chick
Minaj was more about the funny faces early on. Here’s she in Yo Goitt’s “5 Star Chick” remix video in 2009.
Reading Rainbow
This is Minaj in 2010 on 106 & Park’s New Year’s Eve special. The colorful hair got way more wear time than it should’ve.
Earmuffs
Here’s Minaj at the MGM Grand in Vegas in 2011. This hair has its own agenda.
Thinking Green
Minaj at the American Music Awards three years ago, going green.
Thy Kingdom Come
King Minaj covered Vibe magazine in 2012.
Dominatrix Barbie
So this was her Halloween costume one year.
Goddess For A Day
The red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards this past April was the moment when “new Nicki ” took precedent.
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Hollywood Calls
Minaj’s look was sort of demure earlier this year at the L.A. premier of her film, The Other Woman.
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Wire Image
This mesh/wire top apparatus had its run at the Hot 97s Summer Jam this year.
Dazed & Confused
For her Dazed magazine shoot Minaj played on the whole “twisted fantasy” vibe.
Past & Present
Come to think of it, Nicki Minaj’s “new look” is really just a circle back to her old look.
